Trends in the synthesis of polymer nano‐and microscale materials for bio‐related applications

JP Coats, R Cochereau, IA Dinu… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polymeric nano‐and microscale materials bear significant potential in manifold applications
related to biomedicine. This is owed not only to the large chemical diversity of the constituent …

Reusable polymer brush-based photocatalysts for PET-RAFT polymerization

K Bell, S Freeburne, A Wolford, CW Pester - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
This contribution discusses the control over polymerizations using a heterogeneous
photocatalyst based on fluorescein polymer brushes tethered to micron-scale glass supports …

Control and characterization of the compactness of single-chain nanoparticles

S Liao, L Wei, LA Abriata, F Stellacci - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymers when self-cross-linked into single-chain nanoparticles bear some resemblance to
folded proteins; yet proteins have clear energy landscapes that determine precisely folded …

Interplay between entanglement and crosslinking in determining mechanical behaviors of polymer networks

Y Liu, W Xian, J He, Y Li - International Journal of Smart and Nano …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In polymer physics, the concept of entanglement refers to the topological constraints
between long polymer chains that are closely packed together. Both theory and …

Surface-Cross-linked Protein-like Single-Chain Nanoparticle Globules Unexpectedly Stabilized with a Low Cross-linking Degree

L Zhang, XZ Zhang, JT Lyu, LX Yu, CY Wang… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) are an emerging new nanomaterial with promising
potential for exhibiting compactly collapsed globular nanostructures and associated …

Nondestructive Photo-Cross-Linking of Microphase-Separated Diblock Polymers through Coumarin Dimerization

MB Sims, B Zhang, ZM Gdowski, TP Lodge… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The effect of long-wavelength ultraviolet photo-cross-linking on microphase-separated
coumarin-containing block polymers was studied by photorheometry and small-angle X-ray …

Ultrasmall Single‐chain Nanoparticles Derived from Amphiphilic Alternating Copolymers

C Qi, YL Zhu, H Zhao, ZY Lu - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The collapse or folding of an individual polymer chain into a nanoscale particle gives rise to
single‐chain nanoparticles (SCNPs), which share a soft nature with biological protein …

Why Single‐Chain Nanoparticles from Weak Polyelectrolytes Can Be Synthesized at Large Scale in Concentrated Solution?

JA Pomposo, D Arena, E Verde‐Sesto… - Macromolecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Here, the unresolved question of why single‐chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) prepared from a
weak polyelectrolyte (PE) precursor can be synthesized on a large scale in a concentrated …

Genesis of an ecofriendly An + B3 hyperbranched polyester from Poly (ethylene glycol) and aconitic acid for application as flocculant

S Dutta, S Chakraborty, S Sengupta, S Acharya… - Journal of Polymer …, 2024 - Springer
Hyperbranched polyesters with polyionic character and high hydrodynamic sizes were
synthesized at four different monomer mole ratios (An/B3= 1: 0.5, 1: 1, 1: 3 and 1: 5) by melt …

Solvent Remodeling in Single‐Chain Amphiphilic Heteropolymer Systems

SL Hilburg, A Alexander‐Katz - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This work demonstrates the remodeling of single‐chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) upon a
transition to organic solvent through molecular dynamics simulations. Methacrylate‐based …